Snipewriter 5B

Chargers · Sub: Splash Wall · Special: Ink Storm

A Charger that fires up to 5 shots from a single full charge. Each shot does 68 damage, so it takes two hits to splat. Its range is second only to the E-liter 4K family, and its burst painting at full charge is among the best of any weapon. The 5H is highly rated as a backline support that buffs the team with Tacticooler, especially in Splat Zones and Turf War.

Role: Backline painter and support (backs up the team by forcing chip damage and paint with rapid shots) · Difficulty: hard

Strength by modeTier and score (win-rate points vs. an average weapon).

Mode	C–A	S–S+2	S+3 and up	X Battle	Regular
Splat Zones	Few games -0.6	Few games -1.6	Few games +0.7	Few games -1.6	—
Tower Control	Few games -1.1	Few games -1.7	Few games +1.1	Few games -1.8	—
Rainmaker	Few games -5.1	Few games -6.5	Few games -4.3	Few games -6.0	—
Clam Blitz	Few games -1.0	Few games -0.7	Few games +0.1	Few games -0.6	—
Turf War	—	—	—	—	Few games -7.3

Best stages / Worst stages

Splat Zones

★Metalworks +5.2 ★Capital +3.0 ★Gorge +2.4 Heights -4.6 Shipyard -4.0

Tower Control

★Capital +1.6 Academy -2.0 Heights -1.6

Rainmaker

No clear standouts

Clam Blitz

Manta -1.4

Turf War

★Metalworks +1.9 ROM-en -1.3

Strengths

From a range slightly longer than the Splatterscope, you can force chip damage and paint with a 5-shot burst
Its burst painting at full charge is among the best of any weapon, great for taking long, narrow zones and painting them back
One of the fastest Chargers for moving while and after charging, and it jumps high, making attacks easier to dodge
Since you have multiple shots, you can fire again right away after a miss
Even from the backline, the 5H can buff the whole team with Tacticooler to help push the front line

Watch out for

It can't one-shot, so its solo kill pressure is weaker than the Splat Charger or E-liter 4K
Its ink efficiency is among the worst of any weapon, so you run dry fast in long painting battles
Uncharged and partially charged shots are weak, leaving you little self-defense when enemies get close
No charge hold, so when a bomb lands on you, all you can do is drop your charge and dodge. Weak to arcing shots from cover and focused bomb attacks
Against the longer-range E-liter 4K Scope and E-liter 4K, the gap in kill power puts you at a disadvantage

Tips

You don't have to fire all 5 charged shots. Swim to cancel the rest and you get the ink back
Prioritize enemies fighting your teammates. Aim for teamwork: land one hit and let a teammate finish them
When shots are hard to land, fire above enemies or at their escape routes to take away their footing and limit their movement
Land your first shot before they notice you. Hiding your laser and then firing with a drag shot works well too

Common gear

Special Charge Up, Special Power Up, Ink Saver (Main), Last-Ditch Effort, Ink Recovery Up, Quick Super Jump, Run Speed Up

This kit

A kit with strong self-defense: Splash Wall protects you in close fights and trades, and Ink Storm drives enemies out of cover so you can chip them with your main.

Recent changes

11.0.0: System change for all weapons: main weapons get bigger hitboxes against players (the shorter the range, the bigger the boost), squid form gets a smaller hurtbox, and the game adds "Flow Aura" (a temporary power-up when you keep performing well) plus a remaining-health display (source 9)
11.2.0: Special points 210→200 (Snipewriter 5B) (source 10)
11.3.0: Main weapon: ink consumption up about 7% (source 11)
11.3.0: Stated intent: make it harder to keep painting the zone or applying pressure from a safe spot (source 11)